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CCC reaches $43K settlement with whistleblower, adding to $1.1M spent on legal and employment issues since 2023, as State Auditor outlines agency dysfunction

The state’s Cannabis Control Commission has reached a settlement agreement worth $42,500 with a former employee and whistleblower, as a state audit revealed a laundry list of problems at the agency.

Safe Exit Initiative opens Baltimore drop-in center for individuals impacted by the sex trade

Opened on July 17, SEI’s new center is similar to the nonprofit's flagship community resource center and day shelter, named Harbor, in Worcester. 

Report: Worcester not immune to life science headwinds

The report comes less than a week after the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration can slash nearly $800 million in National Institutes of Health funding.

Residential projects in Worcester, Fitchburg receive $3M from state

The funding comes from a state program for housing in Gateway Cities.
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State Rep. pushes to repeal colonial-era law, instate earlier alcohol sales on Sundays

A colonial-era law prevents alcohol sales any earlier than 10 a.m. on Sundays. In "A Beautiful Brunch Act," or the ABBA Bill, Rep. Adam Scanlon is trying to change that.

Mass. could run out of nursing home beds in four years

Massachusetts nursing homes might run out of bed capacity years earlier than a task force recently forecast, according to a former budget chief of the secretariat focused on caring for older Bay Staters.

United Way of Central Mass. establishes emergency response fund to support families amid federal cuts, financial strains

The United Response Fund is intended to serve as a rapid response model, funding organizations supporting the nonprofit’s four impact pillars.

Mass. gas prices holding steady, down from last year

Drivers in Massachusetts this summer have experienced an extended run of stable gas prices.
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State’s West-East rail project, connecting Worcester with more frequent service to Springfield and Albany, receives $3.5M from federal government

The funding will be used to develop a service development plan examining the feasibility of a Boston-to-Albany intercity passenger rail route.

Movers & Shakers for Aug. 25, 2025

Employees at financial institutions including Clinton Savings Bank, Charles River Bank, Main Street Bank, and bankHometown are taking steps forward in their careers.
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